Salihu Kazeem, a native of Ilorin in Kwara state, applied for the post of Higher Technical Officer at the Nigerian Railway Corporation. He obtained his O-Level certificate in 2002 in Kwara state and received his National Diploma in Electronics Engineering from Kwara State Polytechnic in 2005 and Higher National Diploma in Electronics Engineering from the same institution in 2010. He included his curriculum vitae with his application letter, believing his experience would make his application acceptable.